Margaret Jones

Contact

• workRoom C37 Medical School
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 823 0441 / 0115 823 0212
• fax0115 823 0214
• margaret.jones@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Margaret Jones graduated from the Royal London Medical School in 1979, and then completed vocational training for general practice in 1983 as part of the Northumbria Vocational Training Scheme.

She worked as a GP partner with a role as a GP trainer from 1983-1996 in Gateshead, then moved to Nottingham and joined a practice there in 1996.

She then became involved in undergraduate education at the University of Nottingham, running the Primary Care final year attachment, as well as working for two days a week as the director of Primary Care education unit and one day per week as the clinical sub-dean for the medical school for the last five years. She is also still a GP part-time.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

General Practitioner, medical education, staff development, professional behaviour, particularly in relationship to medical students

Teaching Summary

Dr Jones teaches in the following areas:

General Practice

• Early Clinical and Professional Development
• Community Follow-up
• Final year Primary Care attachment

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Staff Development

• Runs GP tutor training events on a variety of teaching related topics
• Runs training events for doctors on pastoral support for medical students

Recent Publications

• DYAS, J., BETHEA, J. and JONES, M., 2007. Identifying consensus on the appropriate advice for managing common childhood illnesses: a nominal group study Quality in Primary Care. 15(5), 285-292
• ALLEN, JANE, DYAS, JANE and JONES, MARGARET, 2004. Building consensus in health care: a guide to using the nominal group technique. British Journal of Community Nursing. 9(3), 110-4
• ALLEN, JANE, DYAS, JANE and JONES, MARGARET, 2002. Minor illness in children: parents' views and use of health services. British Journal of Community Nursing. 7(9), 462-8
• JONES, M.C., SPENCER, J., SMITH, D. and JONES, K., 1998. The acceptability and perceived usefulness of a Canadian computer-based audit programme in British general practice Audit Trends. 6, 103-108

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• Vale Trent RCGP Faculty Board- Member
• Represents the faculty board on the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire education boards
• Link person with the student general practice society at the Medical School
• School Education Committee- Deputy Chair
• Lead for the special study module on developing health
• Runs an annual week-long refresher course conference for GPs, which fundraises money for the Royal College of General Practitioners and the City Hospital postgraduate centre

• DYAS, J., BETHEA, J. and JONES, M., 2007. Identifying consensus on the appropriate advice for managing common childhood illnesses: a nominal group study Quality in Primary Care. 15(5), 285-292
• ALLEN, JANE, DYAS, JANE and JONES, MARGARET, 2004. Building consensus in health care: a guide to using the nominal group technique. British Journal of Community Nursing. 9(3), 110-4
• ALLEN, JANE, DYAS, JANE and JONES, MARGARET, 2002. Minor illness in children: parents' views and use of health services. British Journal of Community Nursing. 7(9), 462-8
• JONES, M.C., SPENCER, J., SMITH, D. and JONES, K., 1998. The acceptability and perceived usefulness of a Canadian computer-based audit programme in British general practice Audit Trends. 6, 103-108